Monks in glaze : patronage, kiln origin, and iconography of the Yixian Luohans / by Eileen Hsiang-ling Hsu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hsu, Eileen Hsiang-ling, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arhats in art.

Buddhist sculpture--China.

Buddhist sculpture.

Buddhist sculpture--Expertising--China.

Ceramic sculpture, Chinese.

Ceramic sculpture, Chinese--Expertising.

Yixian Luohans.

Buddhist sculpture--Expertising.

China.

Physical Description:

xiii, 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Summary:

Monks in Glaze' is a complete reassessment of the famous group of large glazed ceramic sculptures known as the 'Yixian Luohans'. Drawing upon hitherto-unknown epigraphic documents, Eileen Hsiang-ling Hsu proposes a new date (1511-1519) for the group's production and, for the first time, identifies the kiln centre near Beijing as its birthplace. Removed more than one hundred years ago from a massive grotto in northern China, the group's provenance disappeared after its dispersal between 1913 and 1933. Delving into the social and economic issues of religious patronage, imperial workshop practice, and nuanced style of post-Yuan Buddhist art, Hsu convincingly shows that such a large group of masterworks were products of well-developed commercial economy of the Ming dynasty.

Contents:

The epigraphic and archaeological record

History of the Liuli glazed ceramics

The efflorescence of Ming Sancai sculpture

Iconography: early development and the Guanxiu tradition

Iconography: synthesis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index.

ISBN:

9789004335844

9004335846

OCLC:

954038064

Publisher Number:

99979937605